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- Powersport vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), personal water craft (PWC), and snowmobiles, for example, continue to grow in popularity. Due to their quieter, cleaner, and more efficient power drive systems, electric powersport vehicles provide an alternative to powersport vehicles powered by traditional internal combustion engines.
- FIG. 1 generally illustrates an electric power sport vehicle including a thermal management system, according to one example of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system, according to one example of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system operating in an active battery heating mode, according to one example of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system operating in a passive battery heating mode, according to one example of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system operating in a full cooling mode, according to one example of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating an example operation of a thermal management system, in accordance with the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an example operation of a thermal management system, in accordance with the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system, according to one example of the present disclosure.
- Powersport vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), personal water craft (PWC), and snowmobiles, for example, continue to grow in popularity.
- ATVs all-terrain vehicles
- PWC personal water craft
- snowmobiles for example
- exhaust gases e.g., carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
- electric powersport vehicles represent a promising alternative to internal combustion engine-driven powersport vehicles.
- Powersport vehicles employing electric powertrains are quieter, cleaner, and also more energy-efficient than traditional powersport vehicles employing internal combustion engines.
- electric powersport vehicles need to meet customers' expectations with regard to performance, range, reliability, and cost.
- Typical electric powertrains of electric powersport vehicles include a battery system, one or more electrical motors with corresponding electronic motor drives, and various auxiliary systems.
- powersport vehicles are often operated at ‘full-throttle” for extended periods of time.
- batteries generate large amounts of heat. While increased operating temperatures may improve battery performance in the form of increase power output, high temperature operation can potentially be damaging and reduce battery life.
- battery power output decreases when operating at cold temperatures. As such, in order to optimize battery performance and life, it is desirable to operate batteries within an optimal operating temperature range.
- liquid-based heat transfer systems e.g., glycol-based systems
- such systems typically include complicated piping systems having large numbers of control valves and multiple heat exchangers. While such systems are effective at managing thermal loads of powertrain components, they are complicated, expensive, and heavy, making them unsuitable for use with electric powersport vehicles.
- liquid-based heat transfer systems have employed in electric powersport vehicles to provide thermal management of motors and corresponding electronic controllers
- battery systems have traditionally been air-cooled, which greatly reduces the complexity of the heat transfer system and the battery systems and enables the use of commercially available generic battery modules.
- a liquid-based thermal management system for electric powersport vehicles.
- the TMS employs a pump, a heater, a heat exchanger, and a piping system employing a pair of 3-way valves, where each which are controllable based on temperatures of powertrain components to provide a number of different circulation paths (or circulation loops) to enable different modes of operation including an active battery heating mode, a passive battery heating mode (in conjunction with a motor/controller cooling), and an active system cooling mode (including battery and motor/controller cooling).
- the TMS maintains the batteries within an acceptable operating temperature range over a wide environmental temperature range, maintains motors/controllers within target temperature ranges, while also being lightweight, thereby enabling acceptable performance of the corresponding electric powersport vehicle over a wide range of conditions to satisfy consumer expectations.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram generally illustrating an electrical vehicle 10 in which a TMS, in accordance with the present disclosure, may be employed.
- electric powersport vehicle 10 is an electric powersport vehicle, such as a personal watercraft (PWC), as illustrated by FIG. 1 .
- PWC personal watercraft
- the TMS may be employed in any number of electric power sport vehicles, such as snowmobiles and ATVs, for example.
- vehicle 10 includes an electric power train 12 including at least one motor 14 having a corresponding electronic motor controller 16 , and a battery system 18 .
- Vehicle 10 further includes a TMS 20 , in accordance with the present application, for thermal management of electrical power train 12 , as will be described in greater detail below.
- FIG. 2 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example implementation of TMS 20 , such as employed by PWC 10 of FIG. 1 , in relation to components of electric powertrain 12 .
- battery system 18 includes a battery pack 22 including a number of battery modules 24 , illustrated as battery modules 1 to N, with each battery module 24 including a number of battery cells 26 , illustrated as battery cells 1 to M.
- the battery cells 24 of each battery module 26 are electrically connected with one another, with the battery modules 26 , in-turn, being electrically connected with one another to form battery pack 22 .
- each battery cell 24 comprises a lithium-ion battery cell, although any number of other suitable battery chemistries and configurations may be employed.
- battery system 18 includes a battery management system 30 including a battery monitoring unit 32 and a number of temperature sensors 34 for monitoring the operation temperatures of cells 26 of each battery module 24 .
- temperatures sensors 34 include at least one temperature sensor for each battery cell 26 of each battery module 24 .
- temperature sensors 34 may include fewer temperature sensors than one for each battery cell 26 .
- battery monitoring unit 32 monitors other operating conditions and parameters of battery pack 22 , such as a voltage, current, and charge of each battery cell 26 , to name a few.
- TMS 20 includes a pump 40 having an input port (In) and an output port (Out), an electric heater 42 , and a heat exchanger 44 .
- heat exchanger 44 may be a fluid-to-air heat exchanger (e.g., when employed in an ATV), a fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger (e.g., when employed in a PWC), and a fluid-to-snow heat exchanger (e.g., when employed in a snowmobile). Any suitable type of lightweight heat exchanger may be employed.
- TMS 20 further includes a first controllable 3-way valve (V 1 ) 50 having an input port, I 1 , and two valve positions (or output ports) P 1 and P 2 , and a second controllable 3-way valve (V 2 ) 52 having an input port, I 1 , and two valve positions (or output ports) P 1 and P 2 .
- first valve V 1 50 may be referred to as a “battery bypass valve” and second valve V 2 may be referred to as a “cooling bypass valve”.
- a system of fluid pathways 60 interconnects pump 40 , heater 42 , heat exchanger 44 , and first and second valves V 1 50 and V 2 52 , with the positions of first and second valves V 1 50 and V 2 52 controllable to form a number of flow paths (or circulation loops) for communicating a thermal transfer fluid (e.g., a glycol-based fluid, although any number of suitable thermal transfer fluids may be employed) through motor 14 , motor controller 16 , and battery pack 22 to transfer heat to and/or remove heat therefrom according to a number of different operational modes of TMS 20 which may be selected during operation of electric powersport vehicle 10 . It is noted that more than one motor 14 and corresponding controller 16 may be cooled by TMS 20 .
- a thermal transfer fluid e.g., a glycol-based fluid, although any number of suitable thermal transfer fluids may be employed
- the system of fluid pathways 60 includes a number of pipes, where such pipes may be made of any suitable material (e.g., plastic, copper, aluminum).
- a pipe 61 provides a fluidic communication path between output port P 1 of first valve V 1 and heater 42
- a pipe 62 a provides a fluidic communication path between heater 42 and battery pack 22
- a pipe 62 b provides a fluidic communication path between batter pack 22 and input port I 1 of second valve V 2
- pipes 62 a and 62 b respectively serve as an input and output paths for communicating heat transfer fluid through battery pack 22 .
- piping arrangements for communicating fluid through battery modules 24 are integral to each battery module 24 , where input and output pipes 62 a and 62 b couple to integral battery module piping arrangements 63 a and 63 b .
- battery module piping arrangements 63 a and 63 b may be separate from battery modules 24 .
- some portions of battery module piping arrangements 63 a and 63 b may be integral to battery modules 24 while some portions may be separate from battery modules 24 .
- battery module piping arrangements 63 a and 63 b are implemented to communicate fluid between adjacent pairs of battery cells 26 .
- battery module piping arrangements 63 a and 63 b include thermal transfer plates disposed between each pair of battery cells 26 , where heat transfer fluid is circulated through the heat transfer plates to transfer heat to/from adjacent battery cells 26 .
- a pipe 63 a extends from first output port P 1 of second valve V 2 and a pipe tee 64
- a pipe 63 b extends from tee 64 through motor 14 and motor controller 16 to heat exchanger 44
- a pipe 65 a extends from heat exchanger 44 to a pipe tee 66
- a pipe 65 b extends from tee 66 to the input port of pump 40
- a pipe 67 extends between the output port of pump 40 and the input port I 1 of first controllable valve V 1 50 .
- a pipe 68 forms a fluidic path between second output port P 2 of second controllable valve V 2 52 and pipe tee 66 proximate to the input port of pump 40
- a pipe 69 forms a fluidic path between second output port P 2 of first controllable value V 1 50 and pipe tee 64 between second valve 52 and motor 14 .
- thermal management system 20 further includes a thermal control system 80 including a thermal control unit 82 and temperature sensors 84 and 86 to respectively provide operating temperatures of motor 14 and motor controller 16 .
- thermal control unit 82 receives temperature signals from motor and controller temperature sensors 84 and 86 via signal lines 87 a and 87 b , and heating/cooling requests from battery monitoring unit 32 (as will described in greater detail below, for example, see FIG. 6 ) via signal line 87 c .
- thermal control unit 82 respectively controls the operation of first and second controllable valves 50 and 52 (e.g., the position of valves 50 and 52 ) via control lines 88 a and 88 b , the operation of pump 40 via control line 88 c , and the operation of heater 42 via control line 88 d .
- battery management system 30 may be separate from thermal control system 80 . In other examples, all or portions of battery management system 30 may be included as part of thermal control system 80 .
- thermal control unit 82 controls the operation of pump 40 (e.g., on/off), the operation of heater 42 (e.g., on/off), and the positions of first and second controllable valves V 1 50 and V 2 52 to provide various operating modes (e.g., heating and cooling modes) for controlling the operating temperatures of motor 14 , electronic motor controller 16 , and battery pack 22 to maintain such temperatures at acceptable levels.
- thermal management system 20 includes an active battery heating mode (see FIG. 3 ), a passive battery heating mode (see FIG. 4 ), and a full cooling mode (see FIG. 5 ). It is also noted that thermal management system 20 includes a standby mode of operation, such as may be illustrated by FIG. 2 , where pump 40 and heater 42 are deactivated and no thermal transfer fluid is circulated through fluid pathways 60 .
- thermal management system 20 provides an active battery heating mode of operation by activating pump 40 and heater 42 , by switching controllable valve V 1 50 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I 1 to first output port P 1 , and by switching controllable valve V 2 52 to a second position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I 1 to second output port P 2 to configure fluid pathways 60 to form a circulation loop 90 of heated thermal transfer fluid though battery pack 22 .
- heated thermal transfer fluid is circulated by pump 40 via circulation loop 90 through battery pack 22 via heater 42 so as to heat battery pack 22 while bypassing motor 14 , electronic motor controller 16 , and heat exchanger 44 .
- pipe segments 61 , 62 a , 62 b , 68 , 65 b , and 67 are employed to form circulation loop 90 to circulate thermal transfer fluid (as indicated by bold lines and directional arrows), while pipe segments 63 a , 63 b , 65 a , and 69 are bypassed (as indicated by dashed lines).
- thermal management system 20 provides a passive battery heating mode of operation (or active motor cooling mode) by activating pump 40 , by switching controllable valve V 1 50 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I 1 to second output port P 2 , and by switching controllable valve V 2 52 to an off position to configure fluid pathways 60 to form a circulation loop 92 to circulate thermal transfer fluid through motor 14 , electronic motor controller 16 , and heat exchanger 44 .
- passive battery heating mode heater 42 is deactivated and battery pack 22 is bypassed so that battery pack 22 passively warms via cell discharge, while motor 12 and electronic motor controller 16 are cooled by circulating heat transfer fluid through heat exchanger 44 .
- pipe segments 67 , 69 , 63 b , 65 a , and 65 b are employed to form circulation loop 92 to circulate thermal transfer fluid (as indicated by bold lines and directional arrows), while pipe segments 61 , 62 a , 62 b , 63 a , and 68 are bypassed (as indicated by dashed lines).
- thermal management system 20 provides a full cooling mode of operation by activating pump 40 , by switching controllable valve V 1 50 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I 1 to second output port P 1 , and by switching controllable valve V 2 52 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I 1 to second output port P 2 to configure fluid pathways 60 to form a circulation loop 94 to circulate thermal transfer fluid through battery pack 22 , motor 14 , electronic motor controller 16 , and heat exchanger 44 .
- heater 42 is deactivated so that battery pack 22 , motor 12 , and electronic motor controller 16 are cooled by circulating heat transfer fluid through heat exchanger 44 .
- pipe segments 67 , 61 , 62 a , 62 b , 63 a , 63 b , 65 a , and 65 b are employed to form circulation loop 94 to circulate thermal transfer fluid (as indicated by bold lines and directional arrows), while pipe segments 68 and 69 are bypassed (as indicated by dashed lines).
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart generally illustrating a process 100 for operating a thermal management system, such as TMS 20 , according to one example of the present disclosure.
- method 100 illustrates an example for determining initiation of a heating request or a cooling request for battery pack 22 .
- process 100 may be performed by battery management system 30 where, as described above, portions of battery management system 30 may be implemented as part of thermal control system 80 .
- Process 100 begins at 102 .
- process 100 determines a state of charge of battery pack 22 .
- a state of charge is determined for each cell 26 of each battery module 24 of battery pack 22 .
- a state of charge of each battery cell 26 is determined by battery management unit 32 by monitoring a voltage and current level of each battery cell to determine amp-hours remaining. In other examples, other suitable techniques may be employed to measure the state of charge of battery pack 22 .
- battery management unit 32 determines a state of charge of each battery cell 26 of each battery module 24 . In another case, battery management unit 32 determines an average state of charge of one or more groups of battery cells 26 within each battery module 24 .
- battery management unit 32 determines a state of charge of each battery module 24 , where such state of charge is an average of the state of charge of each corresponding battery cell 26 . In other examples, battery management unit 32 determines a state of charge of battery pack 22 by determining an average state of charge of each battery module 24 .
- process 100 determines a temperature of battery pack 22 .
- a temperature is determined for each battery cell 26 of each battery module 24 of battery pack 22 , such as via temperature sensors 34 .
- temperature sensors 34 include at least one temperature sensor for each battery cell 26 of each battery module 24 .
- battery management unit 32 measures the temperature of each individual battery cell 24 .
- battery management unit may determine an average temperature of one or more groups of battery cells 26 of each battery module 24 .
- battery management unit 32 may determine a temperature of each battery module 24 , where such temperature is an average of the temperatures of each corresponding battery cell 26 .
- a temperature of battery pack 22 is determined based on an average of the temperatures of each battery module 24 .
- process 100 queries whether the temperature of battery pack 22 is less than a minimum threshold temperature.
- process 100 queries whether the temperature of any battery cell 26 within battery pack 22 is less than a minimum threshold temperature.
- minimum threshold temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. In other cases, any suitable minimum threshold temperature may be employed.
- the temperature of each battery module 24 e.g., an average temperature of the corresponding battery cells 26
- the temperature of each battery pack 22 is compared to the minimum threshold temperature.
- process 100 proceeds to 110 , where, in one example, the state of charge of each battery cell 26 is compared to a minimum threshold charge. Similar to that described above with regard to cell temperatures, in some examples, rather than comparing a state of charge of each battery cell 26 to a minimum threshold charge, an average state of charge of each battery module 24 may be compared to the minimum threshold charge, or an average state of charge of battery pack 22 may be compared to the minimum threshold charge value. In one example, a minimum state of charge is 5% of full charge. In other cases, any suitable value for state of charge may be employed.
- process 100 proceeds to 112 , where battery management unit 32 issues a battery heating request to thermal control unit 82 (see FIG. 7 ). If the answer to the query at 110 is FALSE, meaning that the state of charge of at least one battery cell 26 (or, in other examples, the charge of any battery module 24 or battery pack 22 ) is less than the minimum threshold charge value, process 100 returns to 102 . In other words, in one example, as illustrated, a battery heating request is not issued when under low temperature and low state of charge conditions to avoid over-discharge at low temperatures.
- process 100 may optionally include a query at 114 to determine whether the battery is connected to a charger. If the answer to such query at 114 is TRUE, meaning that the battery is connected to a charger, process 100 proceeds to 116 where a heating request is issued. Under such conditions, the battery may avoid over-discharge at low temperatures by drawing external power from the charger. If the answer to the query at 114 is FALSE, meaning that the battery is not connected to a charger, process 100 proceeds to 102 .
- TRUE meaning that the battery is connected to a charger
- FALSE meaning that the battery is not connected to a charger
- process 100 proceeds to 116 .
- process 100 queries whether the temperature of any battery cell 26 within battery pack 22 (or, in other examples, the temperature of any battery module 24 or battery pack 22 ) is greater than a maximum threshold temperature. In one example, such maximum threshold temperature is 40 degrees Celsius. In other cases, any suitable maximum threshold temperature may be employed. If the answer to the query at 116 is TRUE, process 100 proceeds to 118
- process 100 proceeds to 112 , where battery management unit 32 issues a battery cooling request to thermal control unit 82 (see FIG. 7 ). If the answer to the query at 116 is FALSE, meaning that the temperature of each battery cell (or, in other examples, the temperature of each battery module 24 or battery pack 22 ) is less than the maximum threshold temperature, process 100 returns to 102 to continue monitoring the operating conditions of battery pack 22 .
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart generally illustrating a process 130 of operating a thermal management system, such as TMS 20 , according to one example of the present disclosure.
- Process 130 begins at 132 .
- queries whether a battery heating request has been issued (see, for example, 112 in FIG. 6 ). If a heating request has been issued, process 130 proceeds to 136 where it is queried whether a “secondary component” critical cooling request condition exists.
- the term “secondary component” refers to components of powertrain 12 other than battery pack 22 , such as motor 12 , electronic motor controller 14 , and other electronic equipment, for example.
- a secondary component critical cooling request condition exists if a temperature of any second component exceeds a critical cooling threshold temperature (also referred to as a thermal cutback temperature).
- a critical cooling threshold temperature also referred to as a thermal cutback temperature
- such a thermal cutback temperature may be 100 degrees Celsius. In other examples, other suitable thermal cutback temperature values may be employed.
- secondary component temperatures are provided for motor 14 and electronic motor controller 16 by corresponding temperature sensors 84 and 86 .
- process 130 proceeds to 138 where temperature control unit 82 initiates an active battery heating mode of operation for thermal management system 12 , such as illustrated by FIG. 3 .
- Battery pack 22 is then actively heated via heat transfer fluid which is heated by heater 42 , such as via circulation through circulation loop 90 , until the temperature of battery pack 22 reaches a desired temperature value within a desired operating temperature range (e.g., between the minimum and maximum battery threshold temperatures) or until a secondary component critical cooling request arises.
- a desired temperature value within a desired operating temperature range (e.g., between the minimum and maximum battery threshold temperatures) or until a secondary component critical cooling request arises.
- battery pack 22 will be heated to a desired operating temperature before secondary components heat to a critical cooling threshold temperature, particularly when electric powersport vehicle 10 is operating in a cold weather climate.
- process 130 proceeds to 140 where temperature control unit 82 initiates a passive battery heating mode of operation for thermal management system 12 , such as illustrated by FIG. 4 .
- battery pack 22 when operating in passive battery heating mode, battery pack 22 is bypassed such that battery pack 22 passively heats from thermal energy generated during operation, and secondary components, such as motor 14 and electronic motor controller 16 , are cooled by circulating thermal transfer fluid there through via heat exchanger 44 , such as via circulation through circulation loop 92 .
- process 130 proceeds to 142 where it is queried whether a battery cooling request has been issued by battery management unit 32 (see 118 in FIG. 6 ). If the answer to the query at 142 is TRUE, meaning that a battery cooling request has been issued, process 130 proceeds to 144 where temperature control unit 82 initiates a full cooling mode of operation for thermal management system 12 , such as illustrated by FIG. 5 . Battery pack 22 is then cooled by circulating thermal transfer fluid through battery pack 22 and passing thermal transfer fluid through heat exchanger 44 , while also cooling secondary components, such as motor 14 and electronic motor controller 16 , such as via circulation through circulation loop 94 .
- process 130 queries whether a secondary component cooling request condition exists. Such request is similar to that described at 136 , except that a corresponding cooling temperature threshold is less than the critical cooling temperature threshold.
- the cooling threshold temperature may be 60 degrees Celsius. In other examples, other suitable cooling threshold temperature values may be employed, such as 70 degree Celsius.
- process 130 proceeds to 140 where thermal control unit 82 initiates the passive battery heating mode of operation (see FIG. 4 ), whereby the secondary components, such as motor 14 and electronic controller 16 are cooled, while battery pack 22 is bypassed. If the answer to the query at 146 is FALSE, process 130 proceeds to 148 where thermal control unit 82 initiates a standby mode of operation for thermal management system 20 , such as illustrated by FIG. 2 , where no thermal transfer fluid is circulated by pump 40 .
- FIG. 8 is a block and schematic diagram generally illustrating TMS 20 , according to one example of the present disclosure.
- TMS 20 may be implemented with a number of type of valves and with fluid pathway configurations different from that set forth by FIGS. 2 - 5 .
- TMS 20 may be implemented with dedicated piping systems for heating/cooling of battery pack 12 and for cooling of secondary components, such as motor 14 and motor controller 16 , where such dedicated piping systems, in some examples, share pump 40 and heat exchanger 44 .
- TMS includes controllable valves VA and VB to control heating and cooling of battery pack 22 , and valve VC and VD to control cooling of secondary components, such as electric motor 14 and electronic motor controller 16 .
- valves VC and VD are closed, while valve VA open and valve VB is positioned to direct flow via an output port P 2 so as to form a heating circulation loop 140 when heater 42 is activated.
- valves VA and VB are closed, while valves VC and VC are open to form a secondary component cooling circulation loop 142 through heat exchanger 44 such that motor 14 and motor controller 16 are cooled while battery pack 22 is bypassed and, thus, enabled to passively heat.
- valves VC and VD are closed, while valve VA is open and valve VB is positioned to direct flow via an output port P 1 so as to form a battery pack cooling circulation loop 144 through each exchanger 44 .
- battery cooling circulation loop 144 and secondary component cooling circulation loop 142 may be simultaneously operable.
- valve and piping configurations may be employed within the scope of this disclosure which share pump 40 , pump 42 , and heat exchanger 44 , and which are controllable via battery management system 30 and thermal control system 80 to form cooling and heating and cooling circulation loops for thermal management of battery pack 22 and various secondary components (including motor 14 and motor controller 16 ).
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Description
- This Utility Patent application claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 62/931,903 filed Nov. 7, 2019, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- Powersport vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), personal water craft (PWC), and snowmobiles, for example, continue to grow in popularity. Due to their quieter, cleaner, and more efficient power drive systems, electric powersport vehicles provide an alternative to powersport vehicles powered by traditional internal combustion engines.
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FIG. 1 generally illustrates an electric power sport vehicle including a thermal management system, according to one example of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system, according to one example of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system operating in an active battery heating mode, according to one example of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system operating in a passive battery heating mode, according to one example of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system operating in a full cooling mode, according to one example of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating an example operation of a thermal management system, in accordance with the present disclosure. -
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an example operation of a thermal management system, in accordance with the present disclosure. -
FIG. 8 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating a thermal management system, according to one example of the present disclosure. - In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific examples in which the disclosure may be practiced. It is to be understood that other examples may be utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims. It is to be understood that features of the various examples described herein may be combined, in part or whole, with each other, unless specifically noted otherwise.
- Powersport vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), personal water craft (PWC), and snowmobiles, for example, continue to grow in popularity. Traditionally, such powersport vehicles have been powered by internal combustion engines which emit exhaust gases (e.g., carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide) that contribute to greenhouse gases and other forms of pollution, and which generate high noise levels under certain operating conditions.
- As a result, electric powersport vehicles represent a promising alternative to internal combustion engine-driven powersport vehicles. Powersport vehicles employing electric powertrains are quieter, cleaner, and also more energy-efficient than traditional powersport vehicles employing internal combustion engines. However, in order to be successful, electric powersport vehicles need to meet customers' expectations with regard to performance, range, reliability, and cost.
- Typical electric powertrains of electric powersport vehicles include a battery system, one or more electrical motors with corresponding electronic motor drives, and various auxiliary systems. Unlike automobiles, powersport vehicles are often operated at ‘full-throttle” for extended periods of time. However, when operating at high discharge rates, batteries generate large amounts of heat. While increased operating temperatures may improve battery performance in the form of increase power output, high temperature operation can potentially be damaging and reduce battery life. Conversely, battery power output decreases when operating at cold temperatures. As such, in order to optimize battery performance and life, it is desirable to operate batteries within an optimal operating temperature range.
- For electric automobiles, liquid-based heat transfer systems (e.g., glycol-based systems) have been developed to provide thermal management of electric powertrain components, including batteries. However, such systems typically include complicated piping systems having large numbers of control valves and multiple heat exchangers. While such systems are effective at managing thermal loads of powertrain components, they are complicated, expensive, and heavy, making them unsuitable for use with electric powersport vehicles. While liquid-based heat transfer systems have employed in electric powersport vehicles to provide thermal management of motors and corresponding electronic controllers, battery systems have traditionally been air-cooled, which greatly reduces the complexity of the heat transfer system and the battery systems and enables the use of commercially available generic battery modules.
- As described herein, a liquid-based thermal management system (TMS) for electric powersport vehicles is disclosed. In examples, the TMS employs a pump, a heater, a heat exchanger, and a piping system employing a pair of 3-way valves, where each which are controllable based on temperatures of powertrain components to provide a number of different circulation paths (or circulation loops) to enable different modes of operation including an active battery heating mode, a passive battery heating mode (in conjunction with a motor/controller cooling), and an active system cooling mode (including battery and motor/controller cooling). The TMS, in accordance with the present disclosure, maintains the batteries within an acceptable operating temperature range over a wide environmental temperature range, maintains motors/controllers within target temperature ranges, while also being lightweight, thereby enabling acceptable performance of the corresponding electric powersport vehicle over a wide range of conditions to satisfy consumer expectations.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram generally illustrating anelectrical vehicle 10 in which a TMS, in accordance with the present disclosure, may be employed. In one example,electric powersport vehicle 10 is an electric powersport vehicle, such as a personal watercraft (PWC), as illustrated byFIG. 1 . Although electricpower sport vehicle 10 is illustrated as being a personal watercraft (PWC), in other cases, the TMS may be employed in any number of electric power sport vehicles, such as snowmobiles and ATVs, for example. In one example,vehicle 10 includes anelectric power train 12 including at least onemotor 14 having a correspondingelectronic motor controller 16, and abattery system 18.Vehicle 10 further includes aTMS 20, in accordance with the present application, for thermal management ofelectrical power train 12, as will be described in greater detail below. -
FIG. 2 is a block and schematic diagram illustrating an example implementation ofTMS 20, such as employed by PWC 10 ofFIG. 1 , in relation to components ofelectric powertrain 12. In one example,battery system 18 includes abattery pack 22 including a number ofbattery modules 24, illustrated asbattery modules 1 to N, with eachbattery module 24 including a number ofbattery cells 26, illustrated asbattery cells 1 to M. In examples, thebattery cells 24 of eachbattery module 26 are electrically connected with one another, with thebattery modules 26, in-turn, being electrically connected with one another to formbattery pack 22. In one example, eachbattery cell 24 comprises a lithium-ion battery cell, although any number of other suitable battery chemistries and configurations may be employed. - In one example,
battery system 18 includes abattery management system 30 including abattery monitoring unit 32 and a number oftemperature sensors 34 for monitoring the operation temperatures ofcells 26 of eachbattery module 24. In one examples,temperatures sensors 34 include at least one temperature sensor for eachbattery cell 26 of eachbattery module 24. In other examples,temperature sensors 34 may include fewer temperature sensors than one for eachbattery cell 26. In examples, in addition to monitoring a temperature ofbattery cells 26 ofbattery modules 24 viatemperature sensors 34,battery monitoring unit 32 monitors other operating conditions and parameters ofbattery pack 22, such as a voltage, current, and charge of eachbattery cell 26, to name a few. - In one example, as illustrated, TMS 20 includes a
pump 40 having an input port (In) and an output port (Out), anelectric heater 42, and aheat exchanger 44. In examples,heat exchanger 44 may be a fluid-to-air heat exchanger (e.g., when employed in an ATV), a fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger (e.g., when employed in a PWC), and a fluid-to-snow heat exchanger (e.g., when employed in a snowmobile). Any suitable type of lightweight heat exchanger may be employed. TMS 20 further includes a first controllable 3-way valve (V1) 50 having an input port, I1, and two valve positions (or output ports) P1 and P2, and a second controllable 3-way valve (V2) 52 having an input port, I1, and two valve positions (or output ports) P1 and P2. In examples,first valve V1 50 may be referred to as a “battery bypass valve” and second valve V2 may be referred to as a “cooling bypass valve”. - A system of
fluid pathways 60interconnects pump 40,heater 42,heat exchanger 44, and first andsecond valves V1 50 andV2 52, with the positions of first andsecond valves V1 50 andV2 52 controllable to form a number of flow paths (or circulation loops) for communicating a thermal transfer fluid (e.g., a glycol-based fluid, although any number of suitable thermal transfer fluids may be employed) throughmotor 14,motor controller 16, andbattery pack 22 to transfer heat to and/or remove heat therefrom according to a number of different operational modes ofTMS 20 which may be selected during operation ofelectric powersport vehicle 10. It is noted that more than onemotor 14 andcorresponding controller 16 may be cooled by TMS 20. - In one example, the system of
fluid pathways 60 includes a number of pipes, where such pipes may be made of any suitable material (e.g., plastic, copper, aluminum). In one example, as illustrated, apipe 61 provides a fluidic communication path between output port P1 of first valve V1 andheater 42, apipe 62 a provides a fluidic communication path betweenheater 42 andbattery pack 22, and apipe 62 b provides a fluidic communication path betweenbatter pack 22 and input port I1 of second valve V2, wherepipes battery pack 22. - In one example, piping arrangements for communicating fluid through
battery modules 24, such as illustrated by batterymodule piping arrangements battery module 24, where input andoutput pipes module piping arrangements module piping arrangements battery modules 24. In other cases, some portions of batterymodule piping arrangements battery modules 24 while some portions may be separate frombattery modules 24. In some case, as illustrated, batterymodule piping arrangements battery cells 26. In some examples, not illustrated herein, batterymodule piping arrangements battery cells 26, where heat transfer fluid is circulated through the heat transfer plates to transfer heat to/fromadjacent battery cells 26. - In one example, a
pipe 63 a extends from first output port P1 of second valve V2 and apipe tee 64, and apipe 63 b extends fromtee 64 throughmotor 14 andmotor controller 16 toheat exchanger 44. Apipe 65 a extends fromheat exchanger 44 to apipe tee 66, and apipe 65 b extends fromtee 66 to the input port ofpump 40. Apipe 67 extends between the output port ofpump 40 and the input port I1 of firstcontrollable valve V1 50. Apipe 68 forms a fluidic path between second output port P2 of secondcontrollable valve V2 52 andpipe tee 66 proximate to the input port ofpump 40, and apipe 69 forms a fluidic path between second output port P2 of firstcontrollable value V1 50 andpipe tee 64 betweensecond valve 52 andmotor 14. - In one example,
thermal management system 20 further includes athermal control system 80 including athermal control unit 82 andtemperature sensors motor 14 andmotor controller 16. In one example,thermal control unit 82 receives temperature signals from motor andcontroller temperature sensors signal lines FIG. 6 ) viasignal line 87 c. In one example,thermal control unit 82 respectively controls the operation of first and secondcontrollable valves 50 and 52 (e.g., the position ofvalves 50 and 52) viacontrol lines pump 40 viacontrol line 88 c, and the operation ofheater 42 viacontrol line 88 d. In some examples,battery management system 30 may be separate fromthermal control system 80. In other examples, all or portions ofbattery management system 30 may be included as part ofthermal control system 80. - As will be described in greater detail below, based on operating temperatures of
motor 14 andelectronic motor controller 16 provided by motor andcontroller temperature sensors cells 26 provided bycell temperature sensors 34, and on charge levels ofcells 26, for example, seeFIG. 6 ),thermal control unit 82 controls the operation of pump 40 (e.g., on/off), the operation of heater 42 (e.g., on/off), and the positions of first and secondcontrollable valves V1 50 andV2 52 to provide various operating modes (e.g., heating and cooling modes) for controlling the operating temperatures ofmotor 14,electronic motor controller 16, andbattery pack 22 to maintain such temperatures at acceptable levels. - In examples, as will be described below,
thermal management system 20 includes an active battery heating mode (seeFIG. 3 ), a passive battery heating mode (seeFIG. 4 ), and a full cooling mode (seeFIG. 5 ). It is also noted thatthermal management system 20 includes a standby mode of operation, such as may be illustrated byFIG. 2 , wherepump 40 andheater 42 are deactivated and no thermal transfer fluid is circulated throughfluid pathways 60. - With reference to
FIG. 3 , in one example,thermal management system 20 provides an active battery heating mode of operation by activatingpump 40 andheater 42, by switchingcontrollable valve V1 50 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I1 to first output port P1, and by switchingcontrollable valve V2 52 to a second position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I1 to second output port P2 to configurefluid pathways 60 to form acirculation loop 90 of heated thermal transfer fluid thoughbattery pack 22. In active battery heating mode, heated thermal transfer fluid is circulated bypump 40 viacirculation loop 90 throughbattery pack 22 viaheater 42 so as to heatbattery pack 22 while bypassingmotor 14,electronic motor controller 16, andheat exchanger 44. In one example, as illustrated, in active battery heating modes,pipe segments circulation loop 90 to circulate thermal transfer fluid (as indicated by bold lines and directional arrows), whilepipe segments - With reference to
FIG. 4 , in one example,thermal management system 20 provides a passive battery heating mode of operation (or active motor cooling mode) by activatingpump 40, by switchingcontrollable valve V1 50 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I1 to second output port P2, and by switchingcontrollable valve V2 52 to an off position to configurefluid pathways 60 to form acirculation loop 92 to circulate thermal transfer fluid throughmotor 14,electronic motor controller 16, andheat exchanger 44. In passive battery heating mode,heater 42 is deactivated andbattery pack 22 is bypassed so thatbattery pack 22 passively warms via cell discharge, whilemotor 12 andelectronic motor controller 16 are cooled by circulating heat transfer fluid throughheat exchanger 44. In one example, as illustrated, in passive battery heating mode,pipe segments circulation loop 92 to circulate thermal transfer fluid (as indicated by bold lines and directional arrows), whilepipe segments - With reference to
FIG. 5 , in one example,thermal management system 20 provides a full cooling mode of operation by activatingpump 40, by switchingcontrollable valve V1 50 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I1 to second output port P1, and by switchingcontrollable valve V2 52 to a first position to direct thermal transfer fluid from input port I1 to second output port P2 to configurefluid pathways 60 to form acirculation loop 94 to circulate thermal transfer fluid throughbattery pack 22,motor 14,electronic motor controller 16, andheat exchanger 44. In full cooling mode,heater 42 is deactivated so thatbattery pack 22,motor 12, andelectronic motor controller 16 are cooled by circulating heat transfer fluid throughheat exchanger 44. In one example, as illustrated, in active cooling mode,pipe segments circulation loop 94 to circulate thermal transfer fluid (as indicated by bold lines and directional arrows), whilepipe segments -
FIG. 6 is a flow chart generally illustrating aprocess 100 for operating a thermal management system, such asTMS 20, according to one example of the present disclosure. In particular,method 100 illustrates an example for determining initiation of a heating request or a cooling request forbattery pack 22. According to examples,process 100 may be performed bybattery management system 30 where, as described above, portions ofbattery management system 30 may be implemented as part ofthermal control system 80. -
Process 100 begins at 102. At 104,process 100 determines a state of charge ofbattery pack 22. In one example, to determine a state of charge ofbattery pack 22, a state of charge is determined for eachcell 26 of eachbattery module 24 ofbattery pack 22. In one example, a state of charge of eachbattery cell 26 is determined bybattery management unit 32 by monitoring a voltage and current level of each battery cell to determine amp-hours remaining. In other examples, other suitable techniques may be employed to measure the state of charge ofbattery pack 22. In one example,battery management unit 32 determines a state of charge of eachbattery cell 26 of eachbattery module 24. In another case,battery management unit 32 determines an average state of charge of one or more groups ofbattery cells 26 within eachbattery module 24. In other examples,battery management unit 32 determines a state of charge of eachbattery module 24, where such state of charge is an average of the state of charge of eachcorresponding battery cell 26. In other examples,battery management unit 32 determines a state of charge ofbattery pack 22 by determining an average state of charge of eachbattery module 24. - At 106,
process 100 determines a temperature ofbattery pack 22. In one example, as illustrated, to determine the temperature ofbattery pack 22, a temperature is determined for eachbattery cell 26 of eachbattery module 24 ofbattery pack 22, such as viatemperature sensors 34. In one example,temperature sensors 34 include at least one temperature sensor for eachbattery cell 26 of eachbattery module 24. In one example,battery management unit 32 measures the temperature of eachindividual battery cell 24. In another case, battery management unit may determine an average temperature of one or more groups ofbattery cells 26 of eachbattery module 24. In another example,battery management unit 32 may determine a temperature of eachbattery module 24, where such temperature is an average of the temperatures of eachcorresponding battery cell 26. In another case, a temperature ofbattery pack 22 is determined based on an average of the temperatures of eachbattery module 24. - At 108,
process 100 queries whether the temperature ofbattery pack 22 is less than a minimum threshold temperature. In one example, as illustrated,process 100 queries whether the temperature of anybattery cell 26 withinbattery pack 22 is less than a minimum threshold temperature. In one example, such minimum threshold temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. In other cases, any suitable minimum threshold temperature may be employed. In one example, in lieu of determining whether anybattery cell 26 temperature is below a minimum threshold temperature, the temperature of each battery module 24 (e.g., an average temperature of the corresponding battery cells 26) is compared to the minimum threshold temperature. In other examples, in lieu of determining whether anybattery cell 26 temperature is below a minimum threshold temperature, the temperature of each battery pack 22 (e.g., an average temperature of allbattery cells 26 within battery pack 22) is compared to the minimum threshold temperature. - If the answer to the query at 108 is TRUE, meaning that the temperature of at least one cell temperature is less than the minimum threshold temperature,
process 100 proceeds to 110, where, in one example, the state of charge of eachbattery cell 26 is compared to a minimum threshold charge. Similar to that described above with regard to cell temperatures, in some examples, rather than comparing a state of charge of eachbattery cell 26 to a minimum threshold charge, an average state of charge of eachbattery module 24 may be compared to the minimum threshold charge, or an average state of charge ofbattery pack 22 may be compared to the minimum threshold charge value. In one example, a minimum state of charge is 5% of full charge. In other cases, any suitable value for state of charge may be employed. - If the answer to the query at 110 is TRUE, meaning that state of charge of each battery cell (or, in other examples, the charge of each
battery module 24 or battery pack 22) is greater than the minimum threshold charge value,process 100 proceeds to 112, wherebattery management unit 32 issues a battery heating request to thermal control unit 82 (seeFIG. 7 ). If the answer to the query at 110 is FALSE, meaning that the state of charge of at least one battery cell 26 (or, in other examples, the charge of anybattery module 24 or battery pack 22) is less than the minimum threshold charge value,process 100 returns to 102. In other words, in one example, as illustrated, a battery heating request is not issued when under low temperature and low state of charge conditions to avoid over-discharge at low temperatures. - In one example,
process 100 may optionally include a query at 114 to determine whether the battery is connected to a charger. If the answer to such query at 114 is TRUE, meaning that the battery is connected to a charger,process 100 proceeds to 116 where a heating request is issued. Under such conditions, the battery may avoid over-discharge at low temperatures by drawing external power from the charger. If the answer to the query at 114 is FALSE, meaning that the battery is not connected to a charger,process 100 proceeds to 102. - If the answer to the query at 108 is FALSE, meaning that the temperature of each
battery cell 26 is greater than the minimum threshold temperature,process 100 proceeds to 116. At 116,process 100 queries whether the temperature of anybattery cell 26 within battery pack 22 (or, in other examples, the temperature of anybattery module 24 or battery pack 22) is greater than a maximum threshold temperature. In one example, such maximum threshold temperature is 40 degrees Celsius. In other cases, any suitable maximum threshold temperature may be employed. If the answer to the query at 116 is TRUE,process 100 proceeds to 118 - If the answer to the query at 116 is TRUE, meaning that temperature of at least one battery cell (or, in other examples, the temperature of any
battery module 24 or the temperature of battery pack 22) is greater than the maximum threshold temperature,process 100 proceeds to 112, wherebattery management unit 32 issues a battery cooling request to thermal control unit 82 (seeFIG. 7 ). If the answer to the query at 116 is FALSE, meaning that the temperature of each battery cell (or, in other examples, the temperature of eachbattery module 24 or battery pack 22) is less than the maximum threshold temperature,process 100 returns to 102 to continue monitoring the operating conditions ofbattery pack 22. -
FIG. 7 is a flow chart generally illustrating aprocess 130 of operating a thermal management system, such asTMS 20, according to one example of the present disclosure.Process 130 begins at 132. At 134, queries whether a battery heating request has been issued (see, for example, 112 inFIG. 6 ). If a heating request has been issued,process 130 proceeds to 136 where it is queried whether a “secondary component” critical cooling request condition exists. As used herein, the term “secondary component” refers to components ofpowertrain 12 other thanbattery pack 22, such asmotor 12,electronic motor controller 14, and other electronic equipment, for example. In one example, a secondary component critical cooling request condition exists if a temperature of any second component exceeds a critical cooling threshold temperature (also referred to as a thermal cutback temperature). In one example, such a thermal cutback temperature may be 100 degrees Celsius. In other examples, other suitable thermal cutback temperature values may be employed. In examples, secondary component temperatures are provided formotor 14 andelectronic motor controller 16 by correspondingtemperature sensors - If the answer to the query at 136 is FALSE, meaning that a secondary component critical cooling request has not been made,
process 130 proceeds to 138 wheretemperature control unit 82 initiates an active battery heating mode of operation forthermal management system 12, such as illustrated byFIG. 3 .Battery pack 22 is then actively heated via heat transfer fluid which is heated byheater 42, such as via circulation throughcirculation loop 90, until the temperature ofbattery pack 22 reaches a desired temperature value within a desired operating temperature range (e.g., between the minimum and maximum battery threshold temperatures) or until a secondary component critical cooling request arises. It is noted that, generally speaking,battery pack 22 will be heated to a desired operating temperature before secondary components heat to a critical cooling threshold temperature, particularly whenelectric powersport vehicle 10 is operating in a cold weather climate. - If the answer to the query at 136 is TRUE, meaning that a secondary component critical request has been made (i.e., at least one secondary component is at a critical cooling temperature),
process 130 proceeds to 140 wheretemperature control unit 82 initiates a passive battery heating mode of operation forthermal management system 12, such as illustrated byFIG. 4 . In examples, when operating in passive battery heating mode,battery pack 22 is bypassed such thatbattery pack 22 passively heats from thermal energy generated during operation, and secondary components, such asmotor 14 andelectronic motor controller 16, are cooled by circulating thermal transfer fluid there through viaheat exchanger 44, such as via circulation throughcirculation loop 92. - If the query at 134 is FALSE, meaning that a battery heating request has not been issued,
process 130 proceeds to 142 where it is queried whether a battery cooling request has been issued by battery management unit 32 (see 118 inFIG. 6 ). If the answer to the query at 142 is TRUE, meaning that a battery cooling request has been issued,process 130 proceeds to 144 wheretemperature control unit 82 initiates a full cooling mode of operation forthermal management system 12, such as illustrated byFIG. 5 .Battery pack 22 is then cooled by circulating thermal transfer fluid throughbattery pack 22 and passing thermal transfer fluid throughheat exchanger 44, while also cooling secondary components, such asmotor 14 andelectronic motor controller 16, such as via circulation throughcirculation loop 94. - If the answer to the query at 142 is FALSE, meaning that a battery cooling request has not been issued,
process 130 proceeds to 146. At 146,process 130 queries whether a secondary component cooling request condition exists. Such request is similar to that described at 136, except that a corresponding cooling temperature threshold is less than the critical cooling temperature threshold. In one example, the cooling threshold temperature may be 60 degrees Celsius. In other examples, other suitable cooling threshold temperature values may be employed, such as 70 degree Celsius. - If the answer to the query at 146 is TRUE,
process 130 proceeds to 140 wherethermal control unit 82 initiates the passive battery heating mode of operation (seeFIG. 4 ), whereby the secondary components, such asmotor 14 andelectronic controller 16 are cooled, whilebattery pack 22 is bypassed. If the answer to the query at 146 is FALSE,process 130 proceeds to 148 wherethermal control unit 82 initiates a standby mode of operation forthermal management system 20, such as illustrated byFIG. 2 , where no thermal transfer fluid is circulated bypump 40. -
FIG. 8 is a block and schematic diagram generally illustratingTMS 20, according to one example of the present disclosure. In other implementations, as illustrated byFIG. 8 ,TMS 20 may be implemented with a number of type of valves and with fluid pathway configurations different from that set forth byFIGS. 2-5 . In alternative examples,TMS 20 may be implemented with dedicated piping systems for heating/cooling ofbattery pack 12 and for cooling of secondary components, such asmotor 14 andmotor controller 16, where such dedicated piping systems, in some examples,share pump 40 andheat exchanger 44. - In one alternative implementation, as illustrated by
FIG. 8 , TMS includes controllable valves VA and VB to control heating and cooling ofbattery pack 22, and valve VC and VD to control cooling of secondary components, such aselectric motor 14 andelectronic motor controller 16. For example, in one case, valves VC and VD are closed, while valve VA open and valve VB is positioned to direct flow via an output port P2 so as to form aheating circulation loop 140 whenheater 42 is activated. In another case valves VA and VB are closed, while valves VC and VC are open to form a secondary componentcooling circulation loop 142 throughheat exchanger 44 such thatmotor 14 andmotor controller 16 are cooled whilebattery pack 22 is bypassed and, thus, enabled to passively heat. In other case, valves VC and VD are closed, while valve VA is open and valve VB is positioned to direct flow via an output port P1 so as to form a battery pack coolingcirculation loop 144 through eachexchanger 44. In another case, batterycooling circulation loop 144 and secondary componentcooling circulation loop 142 may be simultaneously operable. - Any number of alternative valve and piping configurations may be employed within the scope of this disclosure which share
pump 40, pump 42, andheat exchanger 44, and which are controllable viabattery management system 30 andthermal control system 80 to form cooling and heating and cooling circulation loops for thermal management ofbattery pack 22 and various secondary components (includingmotor 14 and motor controller 16). - Although specific examples have been illustrated and described herein, a variety of alternate and/or equivalent implementations may be substituted for the specific examples shown and described without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the specific examples discussed herein. Therefore, it is intended that this disclosure be limited only by the claims and the equivalents thereof.
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